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Our indexes are designed to serve as an asset allocation tool, performance benchmark, and the basis for investment products.

BlueStar Israel Global Index®(BIGI)

BIGI is a broad-based benchmark of Israeli equities trading globally. Index constituents must be considered by BlueStar to be Israeli and have a float-adjusted market capitalization of at least $75 million USD. The index is a modified market-cap weighted index with a maximum constituent weight of 12.5%. The index is calculated and disseminated by Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indexes under the ticker BLSTR.

ETFs and mutual funds tracking BIGI are available in the US and Israel. Please contact us to learn how to invest.

TASE-BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index®(TA-BIGITech)

TA-BIGITech is a benchmark for Israeli high-tech companies trading globally. Index constituents must be involved in an innovative or high-tech sector, considered by BlueStar to be Israeli and have a float-adjusted market capitalization of at least $60 million. The index is a modified market-cap weighted index with a maximum constituent weight of $10%. The index is calculated and disseminated by Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indexes under the ticker BGTHTR.

ETFs and mutual funds tracking TA-BIGITech are available in the US and Israel. Please contact us to learn how to invest.

BlueStar Israel Global Total Investable Market Index(BIGI-TIM)

BIGI-TIM is the broadest and deepest benchmark of Israeli equities trading globally. Index constituents must be considered by BlueStar to be Israeli and have a float-adjusted market capitalization of at least $50 million. The index is a modified market-cap weighted index with a maximum constituent weight of 10%. The index is calculated and disseminated by Solactive AG under the ticker BITMTR.

Solactive – BlueStar Israel Domestic Exposure Index(IDEI)

IDEI is a benchmark of Israeli equities with the highest degree of exposure to the local Israeli economy. Index constituents must be considered by BlueStar to be Israeli, have a float-adjusted market capitalization of at least $50 million and generate at least 70% of their revenues from within Israel. The index weights are calculated as a factor of market capitalization and revenue, with a maximum constituent weight of 7% and maximum sector exposure of 35%. The index is owned, calculated and disseminated by Solactive AG under the ticker IDEITR and uses proprietary data from FactSet.

Solactive – BlueStar Israel Global Exposure Index(IGEI)

IGEI is a benchmark of Israeli equities with the highest degree of exposure to the “global” Israeli economy. Index constituents must be considered by BlueStar to be Israeli, have a float-adjusted market capitalization of at least $50 million and generate at least 70% of their revenues from outside of Israel. The index weights are calculated as a factor of market capitalization and revenue, with a maximum constituent weight of 7% and maximum sector exposure of 35%. The index is owned, calculated and disseminated by Solactive AG under the ticker IGEITR and uses proprietary data from FactSet.

BlueStar Israel Global Strategic Value Index(BIGI-SV)

BIGI-SV is a rules-based index that tracks the performance of a subset of the stocks included in BIGI-TIM. Components of BIGI-SV are weighted based on both market capitalization as well as each component’s fundamental ‘value’ characteristics. BIGI-SV is calculated and maintained by Standard & Poor’s based on a methodology developed by BlueStar. on a price, total return and net total return basis in real-time. The net total return index is disseminated in real-time via the CME Group, Inc (CME) and market data vendors every day the Israeli or U.S. equity markets are open, respectively. Real-time index values for the net total return index are available on Bloomberg using the index symbol BLSSVNTR.

BlueStar Israel Global Strategic Dividend Index(BIGI-SD)

BIGI-SD is a rules-based index that tracks the performance of a subset of the stocks included in BIGI-TIM. Components of BIGI-SD are weighted based on both market capitalization as well as each component’s dividend yield. BIGI-SD is calculated and maintained by Standard & Poor’s based on a methodology developed by BlueStar. on a price, total return and net total return basis in real-time. The net total return index is disseminated in real-time via the CME Group, Inc (CME) and market data vendors every day the Israeli or U.S. equity markets are open, respectively. Real-time index values for the net total return index are available on Bloomberg by using the index symbol BLSSDNTR.